Comic-Con 2011 - Thursday, Part 2: Breaking Dawn

Stupid hotel internet went offline so the complete Thursday report never posted. Anyway, you can see the rest of what went down at Comic-Con on Thursday, July 21 (Elijah Wood, slave Leias, Phineas & Ferb, Designer Toy Awards and more) after the jump.

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LEGO DUPLO Gallery

Welcome to the first installment of my LEGO DUPLO Gallery. Me + boredom + toy blocks = this...

Superman


Spider-Man


Iron Man & the Hulk


Iron Man vs. the Hulk


Black Widow


The Vision


Cyclops


The Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles' Raphael


Optimus Prime


Optimus Prime ready to go cruisin'.


Soundwave


WALL-E


Mickey Mouse


Oscar the Grouch


Papa Smurf


Chewbacca


C-3PO, R2-D2 and a Jawa

Disney Marvel Team-Up

This morning Disney announced that it's acquiring Marvel Entertainment along with the 5,000-plus characters from its superhero universe. The implications are of hulking proportions. First, it means that Disney's Jonas Brothers will be getting some serious competition for who wears the tightest pants at the Mouse. It also means that there could be some crossovers like Howard the DuckTales, That's So Kraven or sorcerer supreme Dr. Strange visiting Waverly Place. Even Pixar could end up making a Fantastic Four movie called The Incredibles.

Here are some other ideas that could come out of the Disney-Marvel team-up:

Belle meets The Beast. Oh my stars and garters!

Namor the Sub-Mariner was also up for the lead role in The Little Merman.

I'm not sure which is worse -- this joke or my lazy Photoshop job.

"Real considerate, students. I'm in a wheelchair and can't jump.
'We're all in this together,' my ass."

Toad from the X-Men comics would've worked, too,
but his tongue-based "rides" aren't really very Disney.

The 2nd Scariest Thing with the Initials "VD"

Happy Valentine's Day! That dreaded holiday is coming up in two weeks, so I've lovingly created some Heart Day cards for you to give to your honey-wunny or that special person you've had your high-powered binoculars set on.

You can check out our previous Valentine's Day cards and posts by clicking here.

Comic-Con Day 3: Because Nerds Love Trilogies

I just got back from Comic-Con 2008 and, boy, is my hyperdrive tired! Anyway, it's good to be back in the land of deodorant and people who don't wear chain mail, but I still had a lot of fun at the convention, checking out the latest toys, movie premieres, celebrity panels and after-parties.

Here's my report from Saturday's events...

He-Man fans were soaking their furry shorts at the entrance to the Mattel booth, which was decked out like Castle Grayskull.

"Hulk smash! No, wait. Hulk spoon! Hulk spoon!"

Rainn Wilson moderating The Office panel. The best part was when an audience member asked if they would do a musical episode, maybe in a dream sequence. Um, how do you do a dream sequence in a show that's supposed to be a documentary?

The Office writer/performers, BJ Novak and Mindy Kaling. We once ran into BJ leaving Canter's Deli. He's short.

Upcoming Mighty Muggs for Indiana Jones and Marvel.

Unicorn photo opps for those who love Harold and Kumar and/or Sarah McLachlan.

Poison Ivy anime figure.

Batman and Robin constructed out of LEGO blocks.

The cast of Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles, including Summer Glau, Lena Headey, Thomas Dekker and Brian Austin Green, who's Public Enemy #1 with nerds nationwide since he was engaged to Transformers hottie Megan Fox. As if speaking fluent Klingon would give you the edge over David frickin' Silver.

New McDonaldland figures that will probably outsell the McRib. Rumor has it these taste better, too.

Buffy the Vampire Slayer.

The security at Comic-Con looked scary enough, but they couldn't hit the broadside of Shipwreck's party boat.

Lost co-creator Damon Lindelof makes a surprise appearance at a Marvel panel to drop off the script for the next chapter of his Ultimate Wolverine vs. Hulk comic. It's funny because the script has been infamously overdue for two years. It's even funnier because that much time passes before anything happens in Lost.

Aqua Teen Hunger Force plushes, for those who like lint in their fries.

The Sci-Fi Channel gave out the funniest bags at the convention -- made specifically for the metrosexual Battlestar Galactica fan.

Patton Oswalt moderated the panel for The Sarah Silverman Program, which returns in October. He also made Ratatouille sex jokes about sitting on Brian Posehn's head while he pulled his hair to make him "do things."

Fellatio jokes! Here's a video clip of Sarah Silverman and the cast of The Sarah Silverman Program telling a story that will touch you... down there.

The best part of the panel was that I overheard three different audience members asking other attendees if they thought that Jimmy Kimmel would make an appearance. Instead of replying, "Sarah and Jimmy just broke up," I overheard two of the three people reply, "Who's Jimmy Kimmel?"